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Temporary increase in wind speed, lasting less than two minutes. Gusts are caused by rapidly moving air in higher layers of the atmosphere, mixing with slower air nearer the ground. Gusts are common in urban areas, where winds are funnelled between closely-spaced high buildings. Gusting winds do far more damage to buildings and crops than steady winds. The strongest gusts can exceed speeds of 100 m/328 ft per second.



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PALMDALE -- Winds gusted Thursday to more than 60 mph in the Antelope Valley, stirring up dust clouds and prompting warnings to drivers of high-profile vehicles.
BLUSTERY WINDS ARE DUE AGAIN by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
During the evening and overnight hours of 6-7 April 1997, west winds gusted over 40 kt at some stations in northwestern Upper Michigan along and behind a secondary cold frontal passage in the wake of a deepening low pressure center in Ontario.
An anomalous non-convective high wind episode over Upper Michigan by Crupi, Kevin M. / National Weather Digest
The National Weather Service said a north-northeast wind from 32 to 36 mph gusted in the canyons of Val Verde, Saugus and the Acton areas of north Los Angeles County.
FIRE DANGER RAISED IN FOREST OFFICIALS FEAR SPARK COULD CREATE NEXT ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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